22/09/2025
✍️OLÚBÀDAN IS A POWERFUL KING👑🤍✍️
OLÚ OF ÌBÀDÀN is a powerful king as you know that the city was established by a Prince from ILÉ IFẸ̀ called LÁGELÚ ORO APATAMAJA AJAGUN OSUN. He came from DALEGU COMPOUND,Ajamọpo Oke Eso in ILE IFẸ. He was a grandson from ỌRUNTO-AGA LINEAGE where ỌBALUFẸ ,the prime minister,the second in command and head of ỌỌNI OF IFẸ council comes from in ILE IFẸ. His mother is the only female ỌỌNI OF IFẸ LÚWÒÓ GBÀGÍDÁ and his father is OLOYE ỌBÁLỌ́RÀN a member of the council of ỌỌNI OF IFẸ. He is a sibling of ADEKOLA TELU who is the father of ÌWÓ OLODO ỌBA where OLU OF IWO rules today without any respect for his ancestors.
We are not ọmọ àlè,we know our history.We must know that IFẸ̀ is our ancestral home,where many warriors left to establish bigger kingdoms and empires. IBADAN ỌMỌ A JÒRO SÙN. IBADAN existed long before IBALOGUN OLUYỌLE was born but he developed the city,and his name has never been forgotten like other leaders.
IBADAN was a home for warriors from IFẸ, Ọ̀YỌ́, IJẸBU , ẸGBA AND OWU before OWU was destroyed and Ẹgba moved to Abeokuta. In 1640 LAGELU was installed as the BALOGUN Ọ̀YỌ́ EMPIRE by ALAAFIN AJAGBO,but it was not long when ALAAFIN began to order for the destruction of ÌBÀDÀN.ALAAFIN ORDERED for the destruction of IBADAN when Ọ̀YỌ́ was so powerful during the time of BAṢORUN GAHA.
IBADADAN had to take refuge when Ọ̀YỌ́ was powerful , before Ibadan was resconstructed and rebuilt later.IBADAN was ruled by warriors from YORUBALAND, and MAYẸ OKUNADE from ILE IFẸ became the leader of the Ibadan warriors,he also became the BAALE.He was attacked later by Ọ̀YỌ́ warriors,he was later killed as well as warriors were fighting for dominance. Even though the story behind the GBANAMU WAR is complicated as the Ọ̀YỌ́ WARRIORS were described as begging MAYẸ to make peace,but he did not listen,it was described as a POLITICAL war of control.
Ọ̀YỌ́ people who should support ALAAFIN OLUEWU were more interested in taking control of IBADAN,they succeded in IBADAN,but ATIBA failed to defend Ọ̀YỌ́ ILE.ATIBA promised IBA OLUYỌLE and KURUNMI IJAIYE to honour them with titles. Ọ̀YỌ́ WARRIORS had to kill MÁYẸ̀ and sent his group from ILE IFẸ out of IBADAN,so that they can gain total control after OWÙ had been destroyed too and ẸGBA had relocated to ABEOKUTA. Ẹ̀GBÁ had victory over Ọ̀YỌ́ during the time of ALAAFIN ABIODUN before the time of MÁYẸ,even though Ẹgbado used to be under Ọ̀YỌ́ when the Empire was very strong. Even though Ọ̀YỌ́ warrior gained upper hand in IBADAN,there were unable control for long because other strong warriors from ILORIN,OFFA,OGBOMỌSỌ,ỌṢUN and other town continued to rule after IBA OLUYỌLE who succeeded OLUYẸDUN and his Eight MILITARY OLIGARCHY.
OLUYỌLE established the military system which allowed war leaders to have administrative functions.He became the BAALẸ himself,and other offices followed. The system allowed everyone to ascend from low rank to the upper rank,and eventually became the BAALÈ. IBADAN was able to unite well,they were working towards how to be the next powerful EMPIRE years later when they became more powerful.
AFTER Ọ̀YỌ́ ILÉ collapsed, IBADAN and IJAIYE helped ATIBA to become ALAAFIN ÀGỌ́DỌ̀YỌ́,he was asked to leave the land of ÀGỌ́ ỌJÁ,but with the support of IBADAN,he refused to leave the Land of OGBOMỌṢỌ́. This is why Ọ̀YỌ́ ATIBA should never look down on IBADAN at all. After ATIBA became ALAAFIN,he does not want his son to die with him as the traditional custom of Ọ̀YỌ́,created by THE Ọ̀YỌ́MÈSÌ since the time of ALAAFIN ÒJÍGÍ whose son was ordered to die after he was rejected too. This issue led to the IBADAN-IJAIYE WAR where IBADAN defended ALAAFIN ATIBA,and fought his battle,so that his son ADELU AGUNLOYE can live to reign after his father. Five sons of KURUNMI IJAIYE died in this battle,and he died himself,giving IBADAN total victory over KURUNMI IJAIYE who was once an allie too.
AGỌDỌYỌ ATIBA is younger than IBADAN,and without IBADAN,Ọ̀YỌ́ ATIBA was powerless. IBADAN were diplomatic and more strategic in their system of collecting takex to build their economy. They appointed Ajẹlẹ to Regions where Ọ̀YỌ́ EMPIRE could not control such as EKITI REGION. IJẸṢA recorded victory over Ọ̀YỌ́ warriors during the time of ALAAFIN ỌBALOKUN,this made many to fear the IJẸṢA,but IBADAN was able to fight win IJESA in the 1850s where ILEṢA agreed to be paying trubutes to IBADAN until 1877 when KIRIJI WAR started.
Ọ̀YỌ́ HAD TO SEEK PROTECTION FROM IBADAN FROM THE FULANI ILORIN. ALAAFIN ADEYẸMI ALOWOLODU I WAS RULING FROM ÀGỌ́DỌ̀YỌ́ WITH INDEPENDENT POWER ,WHICH CAME TO AN END WHEN THE BRITISH PUT Ọ̀YỌ́ UNDER CONTROL BY SIGNING TREATY WITH THEM. Alaafin lost his independence,he had to follow the British treaty. AARE LATOOṢA was more powerful,he refused the title of BAALE,he pereffered to be AARE ỌNA KAKANFO,he appointed AJẸ́LẸ́S and was in control of power. He got rid of the notorious woman ẸFUNṢETAN ANIWURA, who was accussed of killing her slaves and maltreating them.
IBADAN still give ALAAFIN his respect,even though they knew that AGỌDỌYỌ is younger than their Land, that is respect. But Ọ̀YỌ́ ATIBA has not been thankful enough to IBADAN for protecting them from war,and helping them to save the life of their Prince ADELU. I would encourage all Ọ̀YỌ́ ATIBA people to be thankful to IBADAN for all the support given in the past.
IBADAN EMPIRE FELL,BUT THEIR MONACHY SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING WITHOUT ANY CONSULTATION OF IFÁ OR ANY ARGUEMENT,BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE NEXT CHIEF TO BE CROWNED IS KNOWN WHEN AS ỌTÚN OR BALOGUN,IT DEPENDS ON WHICH LINE RULED LAST. THE THIRD LINE IS IYALODE LINE,BUT ONLY MALE CAN EVER GET TO THE LEVEL OF OLUBADAN IN THIS LINE. This is the best system for a
Land where they understand that everyone is entitled to be a Leader,and this system has been preserved eversince.
BAALE WAS CHANGED TO OLU OF IBADAN IN 1936.
Even though the Baale were known as OLUBADAN,but it was officially recognised as the position of ỌBA and not only a warlord during reign of ỌBA ABASS OKUỌLA ALẸṢINLỌYẸ. He did not wear a bearded crown until the reign of OLUBADAN GBADAMỌSI AKANBI ADEBIMPE in 1976-1977 before ỌBA DANIEL TAYỌ AKINBIYI who wore it from the day of his coronation in 1977. IBADAN has been successful eversince,expanding daily. Everyone from IBADAN can become a King one day if they are one of the MOGAJI,also if they are still alive.
Congratulations to ỌBA RASIDI LADỌJA who had served as the Governor of the state,and also as senator. Congratulations to us all ỌMỌLUWABI ALẸ̀ IFẸ ,ỌMỌ IRUNMỌLẸ, ỌMỌ ALẸ̀ UFẸ̀ all over the world. OUR IBADAN PEOPLE, AKÚ ORÍRE Ò🤍👑🤍👏
ÌGBÀ ỌBA LADỌJA Á TÙ WÁ LÁRA. ÀṢẸ🙇🏽
